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ptlyPURSE CONTA8NSN6 OVER $200 FOUNDThe Value of AdvertisingneSis-l 18563S OfandLLSiC.DOletc.718For two weeks past the .Ledger has published a small advertisement, announcing that B. F. Antrim of Plymouth had found a purse containing money and other valuables, and that the owner could have the same on application, and payiug the advertising costs. The first appearance of the notice attracted attention from interested partios, and led after some negotiations, to the surrender of the purse and its contents to the rightful owner. The owner of the purse was E. Bennett), a resident of .lackson, employed at the Kennedy mine, it seems that on a Sunday nearly a month ago, he went over to Amador City to have a good time, carrying in his pocket a leather purse or pouch, containing at the start over 390 in coin and his pay checks for two months on the Kennedy company. He had a good time in his way, in cotnpany with a female of the half world he met in that burg. Both he and his companion imbibed freely. After a tramp from the town to a resort on the outskirts, Bennetti discovered that bis purse was missing. His first thought was that be bad been robbed; but this was strenuously denied by his companion. On his return to Jackson he placed the matter in the hands of W. D. Dufrene, who at once made a trip to Amador to investigate. His investigations led him to believe that Bennetti had not been robbed, but had lost his gold in his wanderings. A week passed, andthere appeared in the Ledger the notice of Mr Antrim, reporting the finding of a purse. It seems that he is engaged in peddling around Plymouth, Amador and other towns. In making his trip on the Tuesdayfollowing *he Sunday on which the purse was missed, he stopped at a point on the outskirts of Amador to servo a customer, and in going around the wagon he noticed the purse lying in the roadway, and picked it up, and finding that it was well-loaded with valuables, advertised fot the owner. Fortunately for theowner, it fell into the hands of athoroughly honest man. The contents were sufficient to tempt from the straight path the ordinary run of mortals.The contents of the purse were 316.45 in coin, of the following denominations; two 320 gold pieces; one 185 gold piece, one silver dollar and the rest in small change. There were also three checks on the Kennedy Mining Company, one dated in June, 1907, for 351.50, aud two dated October, 1907, aggregating $102; also a check issued by tee Bunker Hill Mining Company for $7.25; the total money value being $207.20. The purse and its contents showed rough treatment prior to the finding. it had evidently been trampled under the feet of horses. A hole had ''been made in one side of the purse; one gold piece and the silver dollar were battered and bent, no doubt Dy contact with horses’ feet. Also a piece was trampled olf one uf the checks presumably in the same way.The finder readily surrendered the valuables upon proof of the rightful owner. Bennetti got back his money the middle of this week, less a fair commission to the agent. Dufrene, in recognition of the integrity of Antrim, divided his commission with him, a liberal policy on (The part of the agent. That is the only reward the finder received for restoring the lost property.Thp fhrnnoliniif fho ct-nfo
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Jackson Amador Ledger
Jackson, California, US
Fri, Nov 15, 1907
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